A pregnant mother is still shaken after someone threw a rock or baseball through her windshield from the West 117th overpass as she drove on Interstate 90.
Mia Schenk said it happened while she was driving her 16-year-old cousin home from babysitting her son around 11 p.m. Saturday night. As she drove under the West 117th bridge, they heard a loud boom. Moments later, glass was covering their arms and in their eyes.
“It was a really, really scary moment, really scary,” Schenk said. “Because I’ve never been in any situations like this before.”
Along with Mia’s cousin, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, Mia’s 2-year-old son was also in the car, luckily unhurt.
Mia is also nine months pregnant, scheduled to have her baby boy on Tuesday morning.
“I started having contractions and everything. It was horrible,” Schenk said. “I think me being so nervous caused me to go into a freak out with the baby and stuff. But thank God it worked out to be OK.”
Mia’s mother, Wanda Wade, was still reeling at the thought of her growing family being in harm’s way.
“It could have been worse,” Wade said. “My daughter could have been killed, something could have happened to my grandson or her unborn child and it is unacceptable. There’s no reason for it. Find something else to do with your time.”
Mia’s car, which was already cleaned and fitted with a car seat to bring her newborn home, is now sitting in her driveway with a shattered windshield and pieces of glass inside.
According to a police report, the Cleveland Police Department was called to the scene to respond to juveniles throwing rocks at cars on the freeway. There is a protective fence along part of the West 117th overpass bridge.
Cleveland Police are searching for the rock-throwers. If caught, they would likely be charged with felonious assault. If they are under 18, it would be up to the juvenile prosecutor.
